Invisible or Hidden Fields 1

[Dameat]

While using MSWord VBA to scrape a screen I looked at the results and found that my scrapings contained more info that the monitor did.

This is a summary screen where only the options that are applicable show up on the monitor, but Extra is able to scrape the other text from screen as well.

Is there a way for Extra to differentiate between "hidden" fields and the rest of the screen?

 

[IknowMe]

What are getting vs what your expecting?

Wow, I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time.
I think I've forgotten this before.

 

[SkipVought]

You ought to be able to know where, "the rest of the screen" is, I would think.

Skip,

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[Dameat]

I'll use myscreen.getstring(1,1,80)

The monitor displays: (correctly)
"Customer #5000 Last Purchase Date: Nov. 5, 2005"

The output to word however is: (incorrect)
"Customer #5000 Suspended Last Purchase Date: Nov. 5, 2005"

The problem is that EVERYTIME I read that section of the screen with the getstring command it returns "Suspended" with any customer. It happens similarily with all the fields on that screen.

In my program I need to be able to tell if the customer is actually suspended.

 

[Skie]

Sounds like they're using colors/graphics to "hide" the data. I'm not really sure how you would skip hidden information. I'd guess your screen.area object could possibly provide you with this information.

 

[Dameat]

Thank you Skie. Your suggestion seems to be exactly what I need to use.